Very odd behaviour dialing ISP
Hi
Computer: IBM ThinkCentre (P4, 3GHz, 1GB RAM), AT external modem, Display = IBM 865G, Monitor = Phillips 170B flat, HD = Maxtor 6Y080L0 80 GB, Mouse = USB, Sound = C-Media Electronics CMI8738/C3DX card, currently multi-booting SUSE 9.1, Mandriva LE2005 and FreeBSD 5.3 When dialing out, in Mandriva LE2005 (newly reinstalled), using.. (a) KPPP from the menu - I get rows of boxes, very slow dial out, finally no connection. (b) (Left click the) Network Monitoring screen | Connect Modem -I get immediate dialing but after exactly 19 seconds, typcially, a failure to connect. Periodically however, I get a connection. (c) (RIght click the) Network Monitoring icon in the system tray | Connection ppp0 - I get a connection about half the time and the other times no connection. Very green. Can anybody help me please? Philip (phidor). |
what do your syslogs say about this?
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Thanks for answering Simon. After dialing - unsuccessfully - using method (c) I obtained from /var/log/syslog...
Serial connection established using channel 1 using interface ppp0 Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/modem sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x9fb92cc1> <pcomp> <accomp>] last message repeated 9 times LCP: timeout sending Config-Requests Conection terminated. Hangup (SIGHUP) Exit. While I was finding the log a connection was established on "channel 2"... Serial connection established. using channel 2 Using interface ppp0 Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/modem sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x68bffd2a> <pcomp> <accomp>] ... Thank you for your help. Philip (phidor). |
/dev/modem should be a symbolic link pointing to your modem special device.
You could also try using a simple com-terminal, like minicom or such, and see if the modem responds. In a pinch, you can try echoing a string of numbers to your modem device like this: # echo "atdt5552224" > /dev/modem and see if you can hear it dial. If this works, then your problem lies with some sort of dialout script. If it dosn't then your modem is not /dev/modem. (I don't know if laptop modems have speakers ...?) |
Thanks Simon. I worked with your suggestions but got nowhere. In the end I disconnected my Dynalink Modem, and as a last restort borrowed a CNet modem from a friend and gave it a try to find everything runs beautifully. However, it is really thanks to your encouragement to try different ideas that I persisted so I really apprreciate your help Simon! Cheers, Philip (phidor).
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Cool - are either of these modems in the HCL? If not, then please stick your experiences in there. Thanx.
Looking at your profile: hey, a kiwi! I could almost drive to your place... Would you (please) stick your distro in your profile as well? It will help in future. kapai |
Entry in HCL and can now enter a preferred distro in profile. Thanks for the support Simon. Philip(phidor).
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